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Gawan

Name: Gawan
Address: IN

Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election 1972

91,568

Electors

24,090

Votes polled

26.31%

Turnout

4,662

Margin

Winner

Taneshwar Azad

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Taneshwar Azad Won Male	INC	12,842	53.31%
2	Babulal Chaudhury Male	BJS	8,180	33.96%
3	Mani Pal Das Male	NCO	1,668	6.92%
4	Ram Krishana Ram Male	SOP	1,116	4.63%
5	Harihar Rabidas Male	IND	284	1.18%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
1972	Taneshwar Azad Male INC	53.31%	Babulal Chaudhury Male BJS	33.96%
1969	Taneshwar Azad Male SSP	36.59%	Babulal Chaudhary Male BJS	33.27%
1967	G. Rabidas Male INC	39.24%	J. L. Das Male IND	25.20%
1962	Girija Prasad Singh Male SWA	47.41%	Ganga Ram Bhagat Male INC	34.14%
1957	Nageshwar Rai Male CNPSPJP	26.19%	Gopal Rabidas (SC) Male CNPSPJP	23.06%